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First Star

About Me

First Star is a national public charity dedicated to improving the lives of America's abused and neglected children through education, public policy, legislative reform and litigation.
Our nonpartisan, multidisciplinary approach fosters collaborative action among organizations, advocates, practitioners and policy-makers working to benefit children.
We believe that when society fails to prevent child maltreatment, our nation must provide abused and neglected children with quality and compassionate care.
We believe that abused and neglected children have the right to:
* Safe, permanent and nurturing homes.
* Representation by qualified legal counsel.
* Protection by open and accountable systems.
* Services that address their educational, medical and mental health needs.
We believe that the systems intended to protect, treat and ensure permanency for abused and neglected children should be provided with adequate resources.
We believe that the child welfare professionals who protect, treat and represent abused and neglected children should be well-trained and fairly compensated.
We believe that child abuse and neglect is not a partisan issue.
For more information, please visit our website .

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Check out this event: First Star Junior Board Event at uWink Hollywood

Hosted By: First Star Junior Board of Los AngelesWhen: Thursday Nov 20, 2008 at 6:00 PMWhere uWink Hollywood6801 Hollywood Boulevard Hollywood, CA 90028United StatesDescription:First Star Junior Board...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:38:00 GMT

Check out this video: "Heather" PSA from First Star

Check out this video: "Heather" PSA from First Star
Posted by on Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:53:00 GMT

First Star Junior Board of Los Angeles

First Star seeks young professionals to join our team!We are looking for hard working, motivated applicants who are passionate about First Star's mission to improve the lives of America's abused and n...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:14:00 GMT

FIRST STARS CELEBRATION FOR CHILDRENS RIGHTS EVENT HONORS HUMANITARIANS AND VISIONARIES

FIRST STAR'S CELEBRATION FOR CHILDREN'S RIGHTS EVENT HONORS HUMANITARIANS AND VISIONARIES FOR THEIR DEVOTION TO HELPING CHILDREN   First Star to Honor Ryan Kavanaugh, CEO of Relativity Media, ...
Posted by on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:40:00 GMT

First Star launches State Secrecy Report

This week First Star and the Children's Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego School of Law jointly released a groundbreaking study on public disclosure of information concerning child dea...
Posted by on Fri, 02 May 2008 16:12:00 GMT

First Star on Facebook

Hey friends ... If you're on Facebook, you can become a fan of First Star on there too. Just add us by clicking here or you can cut and paste the link below into your browser. http://www.facebook.com/...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:40:00 GMT

FEDERAL COURT VICTORY UPHOLDS IMMIGRANT CHILDRENS RIGHTS TO STATE PROTECTION

(Washington, D.C.) On January 11th, 2008, the U.S. District Court of Central California declared that immigrant children seeking protection from abuse and neglect should not be barred from access to s...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:02:00 GMT

Drink Deans Beans Organic Coffee & Support First Star

Do you like coffee? Want to keep warm with some hot cocoa?Deans Beans Organic Coffee has partnered up with First Star to support children! For every item you purchase, $1 will go to First Star. Just e...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:45:00 GMT

Congratulations Team First Star!

MAJOR COURT VICTORY FOR FOSTER CHILDREN North Carolina Court Rules State Must Act in Best Interest of Child in Handling Foster Children's Social Security Benefits Case Has National Ramifications &n...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:27:00 GMT

Presidents Message: A Childs Place

When in the course of human events, it becomes imperative for American children to finally assume alongside adult citizens of this vibrant and ever-evolving democracy, the position to which the laws o...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:51:00 GMT